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another one in western maryland and west virginia. this is falling apart quickly. looking at the day at a glance, sunny and hot. 84 by 9:00. expect it to drop another couple of degrees. 79 or 80 for the low. 90 by noon and 95 for a high today. hotter, slightly less humid in the afternoon. winds will dry the air a bit but a hot day nonetheless. warming quickly with isolated shower. 68 to 88 here in the next couple of hours. northwest winds at five. this afternoon a sunny and hot. 95. northwest winds five to ten. tonight, not that bad although mild. clear to partly cloudy. coolest spots upper 60s and lower to middle 70s and the sunset at 8:28. it is 75 from easton and also in frederick 75. i got my doubts about culpeper's thermometer. a lot of doubts about the outlying thermometers but 76 winchester and 73 tappahannock and a 80 at andrews air force base. 80 as we said at andrews. 78 bwi. reston and fairfax, 77 and 74 in springfield. officially in washington 82. no doubts here. 84 is the heat index. if you watch the dew point with me yesterday these were 72, 73. they
another one in western maryland and west virginia. this is falling apart quickly. looking at the day at a glance, sunny and hot. 84 by 9:00. expect it to drop another couple of degrees. 79 or 80 for the low. 90 by noon and 95 for a high today. hotter, slightly less humid in the afternoon. winds will dry the air a bit but a hot day nonetheless. warming quickly with isolated shower. 68 to 88 here in the next couple of hours. northwest winds at five. this afternoon a sunny and hot. 95. northwest...
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Jul 20, 2010
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drivers are fine making their way from maryland. as we head back to virginia i want to show you the inner and outer loom switch the camera over from the wilson bridge from 95 to 66, nice quiet commute so far. 395 northbound, moving well here. 495 to the 14th street bridge. still have a new traffic patten due to construction. and ending with a look at 95 northbound, we are delay free from dumb fries to the mixing bowl. that's a quick look at traffic. now, back to you. >>> vre passengers should prepare for more changing starting today. the rail service will add one more car to the morning express train. on monday 100 passengers were forced to stand or take a later train due to overcrowding. vre will begin using a car-car train instead of the three-car train they had been using. >>> the red light camera grace period is over. as of midnight there are no more warnings issued to violaters. anyone caught running a red light in arlington by one of the cameras will receive a $50 fine. >>> taking a look at the living well headlines, researche
drivers are fine making their way from maryland. as we head back to virginia i want to show you the inner and outer loom switch the camera over from the wilson bridge from 95 to 66, nice quiet commute so far. 395 northbound, moving well here. 495 to the 14th street bridge. still have a new traffic patten due to construction. and ending with a look at 95 northbound, we are delay free from dumb fries to the mixing bowl. that's a quick look at traffic. now, back to you. >>> vre passengers...
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Jul 9, 2010
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his was the lowest on his annapolis, maryland block. we see how a few changes in energy consumption will make you just as excited to get your bill. >> we're not suffering at all. we use all modern conveniences but use them wisely. >> gerald can see the beauties of the bay from his window but spends much of his days in the dark and you might, too, especially when you hear about his power bill. >> our bill, as i say was $18.23 for 32 days. >> you heard him right. we looked at the bill outside. >> came out of my checkbook for 18.23. >> reporter: how did he do it? >> his drapes are closed and lined to keep the heat of the day at bay. >> the white reflects the light. this they were dark they would absorb the heat. >> he's a blanket on the heat bump. >> it provides a thick insulation around the water heater so the water stays warmer without running electricity as much. >> another thing that doesn't get much of a workout is the ac it. >> is 80 degrees an we are blocking the sun out. >> it only kicks in when it reaches 88. >> the cool air is pu
his was the lowest on his annapolis, maryland block. we see how a few changes in energy consumption will make you just as excited to get your bill. >> we're not suffering at all. we use all modern conveniences but use them wisely. >> gerald can see the beauties of the bay from his window but spends much of his days in the dark and you might, too, especially when you hear about his power bill. >> our bill, as i say was $18.23 for 32 days. >> you heard him right. we looked...
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Jul 9, 2010
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and the problems continue out in potomac, maryland. that's where we have a water main break we have been watching the last couple of days an the repairs, as they continue, we remain with south glen road closed. river road is the best alternate. move it to 270, show you the live shot. construction is holding steady in the local lanes. should be clearing in the next 15 minutes it is near the clopper road exit. 95 southbound, back tour maps at 198. losing a couple of lanes because of roadwork as well. in to dc we go, inbound new york avenue, so far so good from the times build hog to the third street tunnel. the beltway in virginia, the outer loop past 6 to route 50 and braddock is where we have construction set up. it should be clearing in the next ten to 12 minutes or so. back to you. >>> the maryland transit administration is taking several steps to try to improve customer service to marc train riders. this in the wake of the problems. they have extended the hour of the customer call center. operators will be on duty monday through fri
and the problems continue out in potomac, maryland. that's where we have a water main break we have been watching the last couple of days an the repairs, as they continue, we remain with south glen road closed. river road is the best alternate. move it to 270, show you the live shot. construction is holding steady in the local lanes. should be clearing in the next 15 minutes it is near the clopper road exit. 95 southbound, back tour maps at 198. losing a couple of lanes because of roadwork as...
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Jul 19, 2010
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rip tides caused by recent storms are keeping life guards busy on maryland and delaware beaches. the ocean city beach patrol says in the past week they have helped more than 600 swimmers in distress. on fenwick island, life guards made 40 rescues in the past three days. >>> researchers hope a new study will help to better understand mike low organisms in the chesapeake bay. federal funding for the university of maryland center for environmental science study is expected to be announced today. the microorganism study will be the first of its kind. it will help researchers understand the environment in which crab, oysters, crab and key species live. it is expected to lead to healthier and productive fisheries. >>> is your favorite dc restaurant really as clean as it looks? now you can find out before you make a reservation. dc health officials are putting all restaurant health inspection notices on-line. it lists all country inspections and those for the past three years. restaurants can be searched by name, owners ' name or zip code. they conduct 5,000 inspections each year. >>> p
rip tides caused by recent storms are keeping life guards busy on maryland and delaware beaches. the ocean city beach patrol says in the past week they have helped more than 600 swimmers in distress. on fenwick island, life guards made 40 rescues in the past three days. >>> researchers hope a new study will help to better understand mike low organisms in the chesapeake bay. federal funding for the university of maryland center for environmental science study is expected to be announced...
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Jul 14, 2010
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no one around virginia or maryland will be under the 70- degree mark. it will go up from here. 73 toward baltimore, at the river, 76. here is the system that brought us all of the strong storms. we got one round late afternoon evening hours and overnight last night, we got our second round and this wraparound, it will be rain, don't think it will be thunderstorms in the outlook. upper level storms, a few breaks in the clouds, like the eye of a hurricane, if you will and the wraparound. i think we finally start to get some breaks in the clouds late afternoon, evening, overnight wednesday as we go into thursday and then we go into our sunshine thursday, back to warm, maybe even hot and humid, very hot and humid once we go into friday. friday late maybe an isolated storm coming through ahead of the cold front, but a better chance of the storms really holding holding through into saturday. mid-to upper 0s if we get more sunshine. could be 90 degrees with all of the humidity around. with all of the cloud cover, it would be high to get out of the 80s. saturda
no one around virginia or maryland will be under the 70- degree mark. it will go up from here. 73 toward baltimore, at the river, 76. here is the system that brought us all of the strong storms. we got one round late afternoon evening hours and overnight last night, we got our second round and this wraparound, it will be rain, don't think it will be thunderstorms in the outlook. upper level storms, a few breaks in the clouds, like the eye of a hurricane, if you will and the wraparound. i think...
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Jul 26, 2010
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sunday's weather uprooted trees and brought heavy rains in maryland, dc and virginia. montgomery county was hit hard as a tornado warning was issued for a the southeastern part of the county. thousand of people are in the dark after trees brought down power lines. pepco alone has 293,000 without power. a spokesman says there's no timetable for electricity to be restored. >>> two people are dead from the severe weather. one woman was killed when her minivan was hit by a falling tree. her mother was take on the the hospital with serious injuries. and a 6-year-old boy in sterling, virginia, died after a tree fell on top of him. obviously significant storms. do we think there is any repeat today? >> no. the weather service will send out a team and see if there was a tornado but a lot of straight line winds, 60, 70 miles an hour brought down the trees. >> unbelievable. >> let's show you the radar we had. big storms yesterday afternoon and evening. kind of wet from wet to east. didn't see much in the way of severe weather, even though they have some thunderstorms, here, dc,
sunday's weather uprooted trees and brought heavy rains in maryland, dc and virginia. montgomery county was hit hard as a tornado warning was issued for a the southeastern part of the county. thousand of people are in the dark after trees brought down power lines. pepco alone has 293,000 without power. a spokesman says there's no timetable for electricity to be restored. >>> two people are dead from the severe weather. one woman was killed when her minivan was hit by a falling tree....
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and as scott broom tells us, he is being looked at in connection with the murder of a bowie, maryland woman in 2008 [ no audio ] >> reporter: june 24th, 2008, a pre-dawn fire brings rescuers to jenkins ridge lane in bowie. upstairs they find the body of 47-year-old marketing executive vilma butler, shot to death. a sprinkler system in the home apparently disabled. could she van victim of the person of interest? prince georges county interest believes he's a serial killer, a killer who targeted mothers and daughters. investigators are now looking in to the butler case. >> he will be responsible for additional murders. >> reporter: left behind where the home once stood a vacant loot and one of butler's friends who didn't want to appear on camera say the mother/daughter connection might have fit because butler was living her with her daughter, two women alone in a well-kept prince georges county neighborhood, just like the victims in the other mother/daughter murders. but this this case, on that particular night, the daughter just happened to be away for a training conference. the killer
and as scott broom tells us, he is being looked at in connection with the murder of a bowie, maryland woman in 2008 [ no audio ] >> reporter: june 24th, 2008, a pre-dawn fire brings rescuers to jenkins ridge lane in bowie. upstairs they find the body of 47-year-old marketing executive vilma butler, shot to death. a sprinkler system in the home apparently disabled. could she van victim of the person of interest? prince georges county interest believes he's a serial killer, a killer who...
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Jul 16, 2010
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region wide and a look at the heat advisory for the washington metro as you go to the west and southern maryland. philadelphia is also included in that heat advisory. i will tell you how hot we are getting in a bit and maybe some slight chances of storms maybe bringing a little relief this weekend. >> we will take any relief we can get. >> certainly are will. >> tgif, everybody. not much going on right now. a little bit of construction but it should be clearing in the next half hour or so. 95ing and the bw parkway, watch for roadwork on 216. 270 the construction set up going at 117 clopper and northbound here at falls road and muddy branch. no issues to report on the outer loop at 50 and 236 little river. that's where we have a construction site on the side of the roadway. back to you. >>> metro wants you to call transit police if something goes wrong at stations, on trains or at buses, but there is practically nowhere in sight giving you the proper police phone number to dial. we look at one man's mission to hold metro accountable for those digits. >> we look at the building across the street.
region wide and a look at the heat advisory for the washington metro as you go to the west and southern maryland. philadelphia is also included in that heat advisory. i will tell you how hot we are getting in a bit and maybe some slight chances of storms maybe bringing a little relief this weekend. >> we will take any relief we can get. >> certainly are will. >> tgif, everybody. not much going on right now. a little bit of construction but it should be clearing in the next...
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a we continue in to maryland, 270, that southbound trip right now. already volume is building early around germantown road. no major delays to report at this time. let's cross the key bridge coming out from rosslyn on though to m street. this morning you will find the lanes are wide open. back to you. >>> important health news this morning for women who want a natural delivery after they have had a c-section. sandra hughs reports there is more medical evidence to go for it. >> so steinway park. >> when she gave birth to her son 2 and a half years ago she had an emergency caesarian section. now 40 weeks pregnant with her second child she envisions a much different birth plan. >> naturally going in to labor and the whole progress through to the final outcome. she wants what is called vbac, vaginal birth after c-section. 60 to 80% of appropriate candidates who have had a previous c-section can have a natural delivery. >> with the right person and a woman who wants to a/bac should be offered an is considered pretty safe. >> in the past 40 years the c- se
a we continue in to maryland, 270, that southbound trip right now. already volume is building early around germantown road. no major delays to report at this time. let's cross the key bridge coming out from rosslyn on though to m street. this morning you will find the lanes are wide open. back to you. >>> important health news this morning for women who want a natural delivery after they have had a c-section. sandra hughs reports there is more medical evidence to go for it. >> so...
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watch for that if you are heading out on 495 in maryland. as we switch over, quiet between 95 and 270. no problems to report here. the beltway as we switch over to see how things are looking between springfield and tysons corner, clean and green. no problems. on 95 in virginia that might be heavy later today as people make their way back to dc but right now things are looking good northbound and southbound and finally in dc we are moving on m street right now looking on key bridge over to georgetown. no big problems reported. back to you. >>> hopefully this will be the last day more than 1 million wssc customers in montgomery and prince georges counties have to conserve water. crews are hoping to finish repairs on a 96-inch main which shows signs of rupturing last week. kristin fisher is live in potomac, maryland with the latest. >> good morning. very good news this morning. wssc is reporting that old repairs on the pipe behind me should be complete by some point today. but until then wssc is requiring that these mandatory water restrictions
watch for that if you are heading out on 495 in maryland. as we switch over, quiet between 95 and 270. no problems to report here. the beltway as we switch over to see how things are looking between springfield and tysons corner, clean and green. no problems. on 95 in virginia that might be heavy later today as people make their way back to dc but right now things are looking good northbound and southbound and finally in dc we are moving on m street right now looking on key bridge over to...
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Jul 22, 2010
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the focus is on maryland right now. and overall i have no major complaints because out there no major incidents or accidents or roadwork. this is a good camp here at 355 and nicholson. looks like everyone is at speed out in this neck of the woods. downtown silver spring, you are okay, as well. we give you georgia avenue, near wayne and that's where we are watching a little volume building. it is nine minutes after the 6:00 hour. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. gardens wi, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >>> shirley sherrod could have her job back at the usda. the question now is, does she want it? she was forced out after a video went public showing her making supposedly racist comme
the focus is on maryland right now. and overall i have no major complaints because out there no major incidents or accidents or roadwork. this is a good camp here at 355 and nicholson. looks like everyone is at speed out in this neck of the woods. downtown silver spring, you are okay, as well. we give you georgia avenue, near wayne and that's where we are watching a little volume building. it is nine minutes after the 6:00 hour. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. gardens wi,...
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we begin in virginia, on the outer loop in maryland, it looks like drivers are moving at speed. and we do have a downed tree to watch out for in the bethesda area. southbound 396 is closed at little falls parkway. andrea back to you. >>> the federal job fair has come to dc three times now and each time, one job seeker from baltimore has been there. as derrick mcginty tells us, all vern an hampton wants is a big break, a job in his chosen field of engineering. >> it hasn't been easy, doing applications, sending out resumes has been my story since graduating. >> reporter: it has been two years and three trips to this job fair for vernon, who like so many others, cannot find a job in his field. >> i didn't really understand how it works, trying to apply for the federal government. >> reporter: right now, he is living at home with his mom and working a a bar and restaurant. >> focus on one job. number two is to use your personal network and number three, be persistent. >> reporter: both the department of homeland security and the navy have piqued his interest, but as he says -- >> w
we begin in virginia, on the outer loop in maryland, it looks like drivers are moving at speed. and we do have a downed tree to watch out for in the bethesda area. southbound 396 is closed at little falls parkway. andrea back to you. >>> the federal job fair has come to dc three times now and each time, one job seeker from baltimore has been there. as derrick mcginty tells us, all vern an hampton wants is a big break, a job in his chosen field of engineering. >> it hasn't been...
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maryland health officials say the operators of the home failed to report their broken air-conditioner. officials believe it stopped working sometime on saturday and an investigation is underway. >>> well the scorching heat took a toll on firefighters battling a roof fire at a private school in silver spring. flames shot through the roof of st. katherine's school in the 11,000 block of clair edge road in silver spring. the search is on for a cause. >>> and talk about a close call in silver spring. take a look at these pictures from sky 9. a steep hill was all that kept a metro bus plowing through the front door of a hop. this happened near colesville road and university boulevard in the four corners hair and that's where bruce leshan is standing by. what is the result on traffic as part of this, bruce? >> reporter: the traffic is better now than it was a few hours ago. [ lost audio ] they said no one was seriously hurt. [ sirens ] >> this could be just awful. >> what a sight to come home to. >> oh, my god, thank you you are okay. >> reporter: siday rushed home from work to check on her
maryland health officials say the operators of the home failed to report their broken air-conditioner. officials believe it stopped working sometime on saturday and an investigation is underway. >>> well the scorching heat took a toll on firefighters battling a roof fire at a private school in silver spring. flames shot through the roof of st. katherine's school in the 11,000 block of clair edge road in silver spring. the search is on for a cause. >>> and talk about a close...
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Jul 22, 2010
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inner loop we have an accident at 236 little river. 66 you are all clear to inside the beltway and in maryland, 270. no construction or major incidents reported from 121 to the split. >>> the perception of tennis has started to change. dave owens found out about one. >> i would define it as something that has been necessary for a long period of time. >> reporter: welcome to quick start. a program designed to increase kids ' interest in the game by tayloring the game to them. >> you are able to hit high, far, deep and hard. >> reporter: here's how. larger foam balls bounce less and stay in play more. that's not all. small court, small net, small racquet. when the kids start they are given this size to control the ball easier until they graduate up to the medium size and eventually the large size. parents say it's making a difference. >> my daughter because she is 4 and under 30-pounds she doesn't need to be strong to have success. >> reporter: maybe she will be like chris brown who started with the mini racquet and looks like he will move on. >> i want to take this to the highest level i can, h
inner loop we have an accident at 236 little river. 66 you are all clear to inside the beltway and in maryland, 270. no construction or major incidents reported from 121 to the split. >>> the perception of tennis has started to change. dave owens found out about one. >> i would define it as something that has been necessary for a long period of time. >> reporter: welcome to quick start. a program designed to increase kids ' interest in the game by tayloring the game to...
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we sit at 70 but 50s in winchester and cumberland and gaithersburg and 60 hagerstown and 71 southern maryland. a good looking day once again with low humidity levels and that will keep through friday. a little warmer on saturday. patranya bhoolsuwan, good morning. >> thank you, howard. a bad accident a start off this morning. this is in college park. 9400 block of cherry hill road is closed due to an accident investigation. watch for that. 270 southbound, some construction to watch for. route 28. and 95 northbound in virginia all lanes are clear moving up to 495. >>> massachusetts, connecticut, do you find it tough spelling the names of those states correctly. apparently so do people making bus stop signs for the district. we look at the misspellings and who's responsible. >> if you haven't checked out the sign at massachusetts and garfield. >> check this out. >> she isn't the only one getting the kick out of a misspelled street. >> oh, god. there's an extra e. >> embarrassing isn't it? >> if you are going to print a sign get a proofreader. >> i know how to spell massachusetts and i'm not ame
we sit at 70 but 50s in winchester and cumberland and gaithersburg and 60 hagerstown and 71 southern maryland. a good looking day once again with low humidity levels and that will keep through friday. a little warmer on saturday. patranya bhoolsuwan, good morning. >> thank you, howard. a bad accident a start off this morning. this is in college park. 9400 block of cherry hill road is closed due to an accident investigation. watch for that. 270 southbound, some construction to watch for....
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the move comes after repairs were completed to a giant water main in potomac, maryland. tests for harmful bacteria in the water came back negative. >>> the obama administration is taking arizona to court over the tough immigration law. a lawsuit filed by the justice department says it is unconstitutional. the suit says it is up to the federal government, not states to regulate immigration. >>> we say good morning to howard bernstein. he just told me we didn't break a record and i'm happy about it. >> missed it by that much. missed it by one. baltimore got to 105 and two shy of their all-time temperature. talk about the heat advisory. it has been expanded for the shenandoah valley, parts of the eastern shore and to charlottesville. we are still in it here in washington and suburban areas and a very warm start. 83 right now at national and andrews. 75 leesburg. 73 frederick and everybody is seeing a warm morning. fredericksburg is 84 degrees still. today will warm up quickly. by 9:00 in the mid to upper 80s. upper 90s to near 100 for the lunch hour. drive home 100, 101. lo
the move comes after repairs were completed to a giant water main in potomac, maryland. tests for harmful bacteria in the water came back negative. >>> the obama administration is taking arizona to court over the tough immigration law. a lawsuit filed by the justice department says it is unconstitutional. the suit says it is up to the federal government, not states to regulate immigration. >>> we say good morning to howard bernstein. he just told me we didn't break a record...
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lives from frederick maryland, north of this on 270. first time i had felt that one, i had been here for 32 years. very interesting comments. yep, here's somebody who commented used to live in okinawa, in japan, human place where you got the earthquakes, pacific rim, the ring of fire they call it, that's the pacific plate they call it and our caller was talking about going back to our science technology if, we are in the north american plate so we are actually middle in the smack- dab of a tech tonic plate so it's really got to be in this kind of situation the smaller faults along the appalachians, blue ridge, the shenandoah fault region so i'm almost positive it's going to be one of these smaller fault lines, probably a slip n slide over that. we consider this a relatively shallow earthquake, only 3 miles underground, about 10 kilometers, so that's why felt i think over a pretty large area if you have shallow quakes that those waves going through our crust of the ground, you can feel it for quite a long way over the panhandle of west v
lives from frederick maryland, north of this on 270. first time i had felt that one, i had been here for 32 years. very interesting comments. yep, here's somebody who commented used to live in okinawa, in japan, human place where you got the earthquakes, pacific rim, the ring of fire they call it, that's the pacific plate they call it and our caller was talking about going back to our science technology if, we are in the north american plate so we are actually middle in the smack- dab of a tech...
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that you could feel the earthquake also in parts of maryland virginia west virginia and pennsylvania. now, in 1990 we had a 2.6 earthquake here. that was the previous record. now, we understand this morning there is no damage reported yet, but we hear people saying things like they heard an explosion, they thought it was a plane or a truck, and we each hadven had one of our own photographers call in and say that he was shaken out of bed all his neighbors were flooding to the street this morning. nobody had any idea what happened before the news reports started coming out. so erica, this is a pretty big deal for these parts. again, the biggest one ever recorded within 30 miles of washington, d.c. >> and a lot of people keep talking about that today. tara mergener in washington thanks. harry? >>> okay erica, now to the latest in the disaster in the gulf, where there is reason for hope this morning that oil has finally stopped gushing from that blown-out well. but the next 36 hours of testing the new containment cap will tell the whole story. cbs news correspondent kelly cobiella is on
that you could feel the earthquake also in parts of maryland virginia west virginia and pennsylvania. now, in 1990 we had a 2.6 earthquake here. that was the previous record. now, we understand this morning there is no damage reported yet, but we hear people saying things like they heard an explosion, they thought it was a plane or a truck, and we each hadven had one of our own photographers call in and say that he was shaken out of bed all his neighbors were flooding to the street this...